paraphrase; Before accepting or continuing a direct examination engagement, the practitioner should obtain an understanding of the following matters through inquiries of the appropriate party. The intended purpose of the engagement, how the practitioner's report will be used, and why the engaging party wishes to engage the practitioner to perform a direct examination engagement b. If the responsible party has not measured or evaluated the underlying subject matter against the criteria, why the responsible party has not done so c. If the responsible party has measured or evaluated the underlying subject matter against the criteria, why the responsible party does not intend to provide an assertion. Based on the information obtained from the following, the practitioner should evaluate whether to perform a direct examination engagement: a. The inquiries in paragraph .07 b. Previous engagements performed for the engaging party, if any c. Preliminary discussions with the engaging party, including discussion when agreeing upon the terms of the engagement